Letter-filing device.



U. SMITH.

LETTER FILING DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 12. 19u.

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Patsmld Feb. 6, 1912 3 and 4 are sections respectively on the linesnNinn sTATEs y'ii-*AtENT? 0llCl-"V CHAUNCEY sMITH, or. ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

LETTERPFILING; nnvrcn.

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To all whom t mag/concern:

Be it knownthat I, citizen of the United States, and resident ofAtlanta, Fulton county,State 4o f Georgia,

have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Letter- FilingDevices, ofv

which the following is a speciicationpf- 3 VIhe object of this inventionto provide' a simple, cheap, convenient and reliablemeans for filingloose papers', such as letters,

bills, invoices, etc.

'Ihe invention will be4 described ineen? nection with the accompanyingdrawingfin" which, 'Figure l is a perspectivel viewv of a. let-lV terfile embodying the invention; ,2,

on a larger scale than the other views; Fig.

'5 is a perspective view'.showing a slightl dierent form of theinvention and'di ferent means of attaching lettersorpapers.- Referringtothe-drawing, A indicates* a' ,folder or coverA for aletterle'comprising two leaves l0, 11. This cover maybeef anyl suitablematerial such as stout paper or tag'- board. To the leaf 10 a sheetl?.of similar u material is connected in suchK away as. t0

leave one or more of its margins free. The

sheets 10' and l2 may be connected by ad hesive material, as indicatedbythe dotted lines 13 or they may be connected by lstaplesy or othersuitable means. The adhesive connesting means lspreferable.4 When thusIn Figs. 1 and 2 I have shown-thefiling device Without-any papersattached thereto.

In'Figs. 3 and4 I have shown avseries of papers l5 andin Fig. 4 I haveshown'a series of papers 15 andra'connecting clip 16'.

After the p pers accumulate so that theyz can not beconvenientlyattached by means of ordinary wire cli s, the bundle of papers may besecured to t e sheet l2 by bandsjl,"

such as .ordinary rubber bands,"as shown in Fig. 5. In Fig. 5I haveshown two transverse lines of ladhesive material 13, the longitudinallines being omitted. This ispreferable in some cases.

CHAUNGEY SMITH, a'

' made smallerthan the leaf 10. to'which it is'V freev marginalportionsto Which letters ete.,`

I spe'cicanon or-Letterman. Patentedlpeb, 6, 1912-; Applicatiqn med may'i2, 191i. serial-Nu'. 626,842.

While' I have shownmy invention applied' be used for. attaching papers'to the leaves-l to a'simple file it will be evident l.thatitmay'lik'e,'the attaching sheets 14- being connected;

to .theleaves of the bookinthe manner.

shownin the drawings or in any equivalent way. The attachingsheet 14 ispreferably connected-.so that the clips andlpa'pers Vconnected to itwill no t extend beyond the leaf.

Having described my invention lwhat I" papers,' thecombination; ofa-fleaf and a' sheet connected thereto and having opposite may beattached,the said sheet being :connected to the leaf by means locatedbetween said free marginal portions f 2. -In a vilin'gdevijce forletters .and-other.y i papers, the combination o f a leaf and a sheetattached thereto by means located within its' border, the said sheethaving free marginal portions 'at opposite ends to which letters, etc.,may be lattached, I y l 3. In a filing device for letters and otherpapers, thecombination with a leaf, of a sheet shorter than theleaf,saidsheet and er y1.l In a tiling device for letters and other leaf being'connected together ontransverse' 'lines near the upperand lower ends ofthe sheet whereby the sheet is provided with upper and lower freemargins to which papers may' 1 be connected by. means of clips or bands.

4. In a filing device for letters and other papers, the combination-witha leaf, of a sheet connected to the leaf near its' upper and lower endsbyadhesive material, wherevby. the' upper and lowermarginal portions ofthe sheet are free and papers may be connectedfthereto by suitablefastening devices. In testimo'n .whereof 'I- aiflxmyignature in'presence o 'two witnesses.

